Bible readings are usually part of a celebration of life, especially if the deceased person was religious. While your St Louis, MO, cremation service provider can also help you arrange this part of the service, sometimes it feels right to do it yourself. 

A celebration of life is a festive ceremony where guests focus more on celebrating the deceased’s life than mourning them. As such, the mood is upbeat and cheerful, and this should reflect in the chosen passages. Here are some uplifting verses to guide you: 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 

Psalm 23 

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. 

He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 

John 11:25-26 

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 

This verse reassures believers that death is not the end, but a transition to a better place. The promise of meeting a loved one again fits the celebratory mood. 

1 Corinthians 15:50-57 

I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. [...] “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 14:1-3 

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."

Hopefully, these passages inspire you to find the perfect verse that captures the day or your loved one’s spirit. 

Reach out to us if you would rather have a funeral director handle it. We provide cremation services in St. Louis, MO, including helping families make memorial or celebration of life service arrangements. Call us now to speak with our staff. We are available 24/7.